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@itsthewestend Some say this conversation continues til this day

i’m in the big leagues now

@CardPurchaser Trying lol

Finding any good deals on eBay tonight?

@itsthewestend haha best intro. Was laughing my butt off

@egoraptor Never forget you and Dan highfiving us during your gamegrumps live shows years ago in San Diego. Made our day! End of the day we all human.

This clip is a great example of why I didn't want to continue making Sequelitis. I had an interest in game design, and I had an interest in publicly talking about it, but my thing was comedy, and cartoons. So that's how I did the show... as a cartoon comedy. My schtick was loud characters, and chaotic shouting. Every topic in Sequelitis was shouted at full volume. Every little design choice I thought was smart was "fucking genius" and every minor annoyance I had was a full on meltdown rant. Some things I complained about didn't even piss me off, I just thought they were interesting to bring up. But I exaggerated them for the sake of comedy because I didn't really know how to make them funny otherwise. And I'm sure because I was young and insecure, I had a morbid desire to shake things up... Ocarina was an untouchable game, a 10/10 across the board, and I think being provocative about that appealed to me back then, too. But I love Ocarina. I grew up with it. I genuinely did want to have a discussion about the things that didn't age well, because I think that's interesting. I think we can learn a lot from that. But I dunno... I just don't think I felt confident enough to talk about it with the appropriate tone, so I hid behind what I knew: a cartoon character that shouts. This carried into Game Grumps... I had been doing Game Grumps for like 3 years when I released the Zelda video. I think the lines blurred for the audience because at that point I was "Arin Hanson," not Egoraptor. But Arin on Game Grumps is also a character. If I'm getting frustrated and shouting at a game on the show, it's for the bit. It's a show. Heightened emotions. And the go-to bit for me was saying "this game sucks, it's bad" and going on rants. The intent was to play the buffoon. But I think people just thought that was me. And that's fine. I don't blame them. It is "me," there's always some truth behind that sort of stuff. And I think it was extra confusing because I WOULD just be normal sometimes on the show. But you may notice recently I've very deliberately changed how I handle those bombastic moments on Grumps, where I point the finger inward now. "I suck, I messed up, I can't believe I didn't see that, what an idiot, etc." I just didn't like the bad energy I was putting out there. I hated that people saw me that way. It disturbed me that people told me "wow, you're actually really nice" all surprised when they met me in person, as if they assumed I'd rip their head off. And look, I'm not gunna pretend I'm an angel on the show now, the schtick of "buffoon that is easily angered" comes very easy to me when I'm performing, so I still utilize it constantly. But I usually find a way to channel it inward and be the butt of the joke, instead of just radiating it outward. It's funnier that way. I think I just assumed this was all obvious. You see how I tweet. You've seen interviews. I don't talk like I do on the show, or in my cartoons. I like being supportive of people and I like discussing things. I don't shout in my normal life. So when I see people characterizing me as this idiot who has no patience and sucks at playing Zelda... it sounds so silly but it just honest to goodness hurts my feelings sometimes. I love game design! I love video games! But, I get it. All you can see of me in my shows and cartoons is this loudmouth asshole who says your favorite game sucks. Like, fuck that guy, right? I think that's valid. I think you're right to feel that way. I think I was playing fast and loose with this character and I was being flippant about how frustrated it made people. I regret that. I suppose I should have thicker skin about this. And yeah... it feels so benign in the grand scheme of things. Who cares if people are circulating an 11 year old clip from a cartoon I made and saying "wow this guy's a moron." It shouldn't matter. Why should I care? But I guess I just have to admit that I do care sometimes, and it just kinda bums me out. I cared a lot about game design back then. It wasn't as prevalent as it is now. It was all dry GDC talks (which are, of course, wonderful). I found it really exciting to bring game design to light in a fun way for people that don't usually think about it. I hope I succeeded in that. But if I could go back, I think the in-your-face hyperbolic know-it-all character would go the way of the dodo. I suspect that aspect of it may have done some harm for game design discourse. And that sucks. For the record, the waiting in Ocarina barely frustrates me. I think it's appropriate at times. The game feeling larger and more cinematic just kind of lends itself to moments of pause. Enemies are more sparse so making them "last longer" just kind of makes sense. Did I feel this way back then? I'm sure I did feel stronger that "waiting" was more frustrating... but not to the level in this clip, by any means. That's just being young and insecure, I guess. I felt like I had to beat my chest in order for anyone to listen or be interested in what I had to say.

@sailorbeeee Same gurl. Playing 2 now!

i put off #DeathStranding for 6 years cause everyone said it was a boring walking sim that made no sense & that it'd be terrible for stream. last night i wrapped up one of the most unique stories & coolest gaming experiences i've ever had. can't wait to play the sequel 🥹

@BryanDechart I think playing the second time 8 years later, while trying to make all the wrong choices is pretty funny way to replay it. Even funnier to think you actually acted all the choices.

So interested to hear from people who played in 2018 when it first released and how different the experience is playing today, in a world filled with AI and the conversation about where AI is headed

⭕️ Lots of people are playing Detroit: Become Human for the 1st time recently! 🤖🙏 Thank you for all your kind messages about Connor. I'm curious, when did YOU first play D:BH?

@torychisai @AniEMPIRE Lol this made me chuckle

@AniEMPIRE i mean, what can he do? make her live in a grocery store for 100 days? i'm literally sobbing from both of my lady parts out of confusion 🥺

MrBeast's Comments on TikTok are flooded with fans demanding help for NewJeans' Danielle as she's being targetted by ADOR.

@SupergiantGames any release date for PS5?

@iiTzTimmy Strong 💪 keep it up

Growing up I had mad insecurities. I honestly hated so many things about myself. Being called skinny all my life had really fucked up my self confidence and having eating problems + a lot of allergies also didn’t help. I couldn’t even wear shorts or tshirts outside because I hated how I looked. In 2021 I weighed 115 pounds when I first went to Red Bull for gym/nutrition advice. They helped me improve my diet and taught me the basics of strength training. I was semi consistent for 4 months but I eventually gave up because I was chronically online from streaming. On October 2024, I decided to lock in. I’ve been consistent for a full year now, starting at 118 pounds and today I weigh 146 pounds. Going to the gym has helped me get out of this dark hole that I’ve been trapped in my entire life. And for once in my life, I can look in the mirror and not say terrible things to myself. While being skinny was my biggest insecurity, I had many more and being a streamer and a professional gamer honestly made my insecurities worse. People in this world say and do the dumbest shit and when you overthink as much as I do, that shit can drive you crazy. In 2021 I had the most insane peak of my career that I couldn’t have ever imagined. It was truly unbelievable and in that time period of my career, I didn’t think I would ever drop or lose the amount of success I’ve gained. I really thought that it was going to last forever. As time passed, my efforts when streaming faded. Being so competitive focused and having self doubts as a person really spiraled my mood into a state of never feeling satisfied. Being a streamer or competitor, the only thing that made me feel anything was ‘success’. Winning or having growth in streaming fueled my happiness. Last year I thought 2025 was going to be the year that I blew up again. I believed that if I popped off, I would be happy again and have no problems. Yet it caused more stress and pressure to myself and while dealing with other life events, I felt like I couldn’t be the best version of myself on stream. I also felt like I couldn’t take a break fully because I was always afraid of losing everything I have built so far while being stuck in this endless rat race of wanting to be more than what I currently am. 2025 has been my worst year statistically since my pop off. My career is the lowest it’s ever been and yet this year has been the happiest I’ve ever been. I’ve been able to regain my self confidence and self worth again by enjoying my life outside of streaming. Really trying to understand myself and what I really even want to do. 2025 was initially going to be the year I go all out in streaming, but it turned out to be the year of mental building and healing. Thank you 2025 for all the unforgettable memories. I also want to say Thank You to my community for always supporting and believing in me. I thought I could mentally be strong and act like nothing was going on, but when I had moments of breaking down, you stayed and supported me. I couldn’t be endlessly grateful for that love and support so Thank you. Thank you so much. I wish everyone a Happy New Years! Thank you once again for following and supporting my journey. 2026 will be the year that I put my all in again. I finally understand how to balance my personal life and streaming life. The passion and drive that I once had when I first started streaming has come again. I’m ready to take on this next chapter of my life and remind the world who the fuck iiTzTimmy is.

@Yelp Yelp, can you bring back "sorting" for pictures? Its been gone for android for months now. We gotta scroll for a mile to see newest pics.

Late to the Death Stranding party. Just beat the first, buying the second. @HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN insane work.

@dancingastro Good stuff!

Between 91 events this year, 2025 has genuinely been the greatest run of shows I’ve ever had Massive thank you as always to everyone for following along with all the content

@itsthewestend Nothing like some funk remixes to get you going

being a fan of good music as a whole is so much cooler than being a genre snob

@CrosbyMaxx pure competitor mentality, motivating!

@chrisavantgarde Cringe for sure. But I mean depending on how you wanna sell urself, it sells.

The fact that some DJs tell their videographers to 'make sure to get the hot girls in' is honestly mind blowingly creepy to me

@camskattebo5 That deserves a follow

Aye, honestly if you don’t like that I’m having a good time while dealing with a tough time, then just go ahead and unfollow and casually move on. I’m not able to play football and have the fun I’ve been having my whole life so I am doing things outside the box trying to find stuff to keep me happy. Enjoy the rest of y’all’s week and just don’t talk about me if you ain’t got nothing nice to say 🫡

@egoraptor Sup

hi

@johnsummit that coke diet. Kaskade Played at Zouk. F the haters man you doing yor thing

@Zedd Didnt even know they were twins

Wait I look like both of them